OBJECTIVE: Students will perform an activity in order to witness how natural selection changes allele frequency in a population.
WARM-UP: What does survival of the fittest mean?
VOCABULARY:
1) Theory
2) Common Ancestor
CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up
2) Engagement- introductory video and Evolution Rocks Song
3) Explore- Peppered Moth Activity
4) Explain- Discussion of evolution, real-life examples
6) Closure
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on Chapter 15
HOMEWORK DUE:
Spring Break Packet (optional)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Quiz next class on genetic engineering and protein synthesis